Attention ! Australian Sleevers

[Sydney Susan 333]

Seems good to me - pencilled in for either day.

[kelliv 659]

Sounds great

[sueoco 509]

That sounds really good - so let's make it a date for one of those evenings.

[Sherylnkent 2]

Hi, I'm on the Gold Coast looking to at band to sleeve revision. Tired of this weight going up and down, the vomiting and holding nothing down one day to being able to eat the horse and jockey too the next with a band.

I have an appointment with Dr Jordaan on the 17/01/14, excited and nervous and am in NEED of support

[cookie2012 44]

Hi Everyone

Happy New Year!! It's been awhile since I posted on here but I read about everyone's journey when the posts come through my email. Welcome to all the new people who are in the early stages and doing research, you will learn heaps here. I have lost over 40kg now and struggling with maintenance but for me it is keeping weight on not off - never in a million years did I think this would be the case. Anyway, I have had my ups and downs with Iron levels, lactose intolerance etc so if you are newly sleeved I would say that supplementation is really, really important. I am now 56kg and feel like a bag of bones so I have embarked on a small home weights program to build myself up a bit. I am also looking at having some plastic surgery this year - never thought I would ever hear myself say this either!! I have an appointment in March with Dr Gerard Bayley at Greenslopes Private Hospital, he is the guy my surgeon Justin Greenslade sends his patients to. I am looking at breast augmentation and tummy tuck(mini). Has anyone had any experience with Gerard Bayley or any other plastic surgeons in Brisbane/Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast or with BA/TT or otherwise known as a mummy makeover.

I don't regret my decision to have a sleeve but it does bring with it a set of new issues/challenges to deal with.

[kelliv 659]

Hi, I'm on the Gold Coast looking to at band to sleeve revision. Tired of this weight going up and down, the vomiting and holding nothing down one day to being able to eat the horse and jockey too the next with a band. I have an appointment with Dr Jordaan on the 17/01/14, excited and nervous and am in NEED of support

Hi Sheryl , I moved to to Gold Coast recently. Sleeved in August 2012 and 38kgs down. I would be happy to meet you for a coffee and chat. Personal message me and I will send you my mobile. Cheers Kelli

[Bec101 227]

OMG!! I'm now in the double digits!!! This is the first time since at least 1997 when I was grade 12! Sorry I just had to share with people who would understand why I'm so happy

[Lissa_S 787]

Hi all,

I am sorry I've been absent - I had a lovely Christmas Holiday on the Coast It was packed full of fun things like going to movie world and plenty of shopping. Lots and lots of shopping! I went on long runs along the beach and did lots of incidental exercise. As a consequence, I lost another 2.5kg while I was away - I should go on holidays more often lol!

Wishing you all a great New Year and I am looking forward to a great 2014.

Cheers, Liss

[Lissa_S 787]

Congrats Bec - that is amazing!!!

OMG!! I'm now in the double digits!!! This is the first time since at least 1997 when I was grade 12! Sorry I just had to share with people who would understand why I'm so happy

[sueoco 509]

<p>Hi Everyone</p> <p> </p> <p>Happy New Year!! It's been awhile since I posted on here but I read about everyone's journey when the posts come through my email. Welcome to all the new people who are in the early stages and doing research, you will learn heaps here. I have lost over 40kg now and struggling with maintenance but for me it is keeping weight on not off - never in a million years did I think this would be the case. Anyway, I have had my ups and downs with Iron levels, lactose intolerance etc so if you are newly sleeved I would say that supplementation is really, really important. I am now 56kg and feel like a bag of bones so I have embarked on a small home weights program to build myself up a bit. I am also looking at having some plastic surgery this year - never thought I would ever hear myself say this either!! I have an appointment in March with Dr Gerard Bayley at Greenslopes Private Hospital, he is the guy my surgeon Justin Greenslade sends his patients to. I am looking at breast augmentation and tummy tuck(mini). Has anyone had any experience with Gerard Bayley or any other plastic surgeons in Brisbane/Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast or with BA/TT or otherwise known as a mummy makeover. </p> <p> </p> <p>I don't regret my decision to have a sleeve but it does bring with it a set of new issues/challenges to deal with.</p>

Hi Cookie - good to see you back. I am in maintenance too and up until about 3 weeks ago was having no trouble with maintaining eating what I liked. Like you, if I had actually eaten healthy foods, I would have dropped more weight. I did put on 2 kg by eating crap over the Christmas period but have easily dropped it off by not eating junk and I am hovering around 58-60kg which is a good weight for me - I am 167cm and at a BMI of around 21-23 I think so don't want to loose anymore but if I am honest I don't want to gain any either! I have noticed that I can eat a lot more just recently - I was sleeved in July 2012. However the plus side, I found it really easy to lose the weight . Things are still changing and I am still learning even after 18 months out. I am also iron deficient - a lot to do with where I am at in this stage of life as well as not being able to consume enough iron. I have got on top of that now so feel heaps better. I think it might be iron tablets for a while and I will remain on Nexium for the rest of my life.

I have no regrets - I have a great new life and just love shopping for clothes and shoes that actually look good on me. My health is good and I want to do so much more because I can now! Good luck with maintenance and your plastic surgery - I am in Sydney so can't help you out with that.

[skudibz 24]

OMG!! I'm now in the double digits!!! This is the first time since at least 1997 when I was grade 12! Sorry I just had to share with people who would understand why I'm so happy

Congratulations Bec! I'm looking forward to hitting the double digits. I've got 8 kilos to go!

[mistysj 1,940]

OMG!! I'm now in the double digits!!! This is the first time since at least 1997 when I was grade 12! Sorry I just had to share with people who would understand why I'm so happy

That is so good!!

[mistysj 1,940]

Hi all, I am sorry I've been absent - I had a lovely Christmas Holiday on the Coast It was packed full of fun things like going to movie world and plenty of shopping. Lots and lots of shopping! I went on long runs along the beach and did lots of incidental exercise. As a consequence, I lost another 2.5kg while I was away - I should go on holidays more often lol! Wishing you all a great New Year and I am looking forward to a great 2014. Cheers, Liss

That's great Lissa! I don't see a ticker on your post but I think you are already past your goal, right? Are you happy to keep losing?

[Lissa_S 787]

Hi Misty - I have been at the surgeon's goal for quite a while but they had set it quite high, so I am now hovering between 79-80 kg still. I would like to lose about another 7-10 kg yet so I am really happy to keep losing. I can see a ticker on the bottom of my posts but its interesting it's not coming up on yours! Weird!! I must have set it to private or something silly.

I sent you a PM on FB Misty too as I couldn't add you as a friend Don't know why...it's also a bit weird. I seem to have the "silicon death" at the moment lol.

Hope you're well! I love your new photo's - you look amazing. Your face is teeny tiny!! Cheers, Liss

Hi all, I am sorry I've been absent - I had a lovely Christmas Holiday on the Coast It was packed full of fun things like going to movie world and plenty of shopping. Lots and lots of shopping! I went on long runs along the beach and did lots of incidental exercise. As a consequence, I lost another 2.5kg while I was away - I should go on holidays more often lol! Wishing you all a great New Year and I am looking forward to a great 2014. Cheers, Liss

That's great Lissa! I don't see a ticker on your post but I think you are already past your goal, right? Are you happy to keep losing?

[Lissa_S 787]

Hi all,

I am looking for some help and advice. It's my mother's 60th birthday and I had wanted to take her to the Michael Buble concert (as it's on her birthday which is May 13) but I can't get tickets

So I am looking for other options. I would like to take her to Brisbane or the Gold Coast which she really loves as a get away. I am looking for suggestions on things to do on the day to spoil her and a really really nice restaurant for dinner.

I am also looking for suggestions on where to stay to spoil her as well - so would appreciate any ideas that you might have in any of these regards!!

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!!

Cheers, Liss

BTW - Mum is an "indoorsy" type of person, so anything strenuous or outdoorsy wouldn't probably work